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Hello! We're just starting out on our journey with quail. We've had them a little over a year now and absolutely love them. We're located in Bond Co. IL, close to Edwardsville and Greenville.

Hello! I was so excited this year as we got 3 bourbon poults. Got them through the brooder stage and out on grass. Lost two when a family of raccoons moved in and took advantage of a hole we didn't notice in our pen. So now we only have one turkey that will stay with us past October. How can we...

@rjohns39 I'll have to talk to my husband and see about the recipe, he's the feed guy in our house! I currently raise chickens, and haven't really had ducks. We've tried them a couple times to have some on our pond, the first ones we got we think they sent us mallards by mistake. They left...

Hello everyone! I told my youngest son we'd get him some of his own birds to show at 4H and other shows along with his older brother. He choose call ducks. There are a couple shows coming up in October and November that are close enough for us to attend and get in touch with some breeders...

It's amazing just how willing to mother these ladies are!

Hello! It's been a while since I've posted here. Mainly because it's been many years since we've had a flock of laying hens. We do raise quite a few meat birds in chicken tractors, and are now getting back into the laying hens. My husband built an amazing small coop. Big enough for a few...

There are differing veiws on this. some people will only feed table scraps and bugs and others feel that you should feed a layer crumble. I say if he will be feeding the hen with his in the coop just find some table scraps and bugs for treats. My girls are all let out to free range around the...

Rhode Island reds, are brown egg layers. very proficient egg layer laying on average 250-300+ eggs a year. Production reds are an "offshoot" of Rhode Island reds (RIR) that were bred to produce even more eggs a year than the RIR. They tend to be lighter in color than the RIR are. Like a light...

We had more hens, but we had a chicken hawk come through or some other bird of prey. In the process of getting more girls, and bulding a better run they can be in when I'm not out watching them. Thanks for confirming what I was thinking!

These three birds are our flock. I'm hoping someone can tell me if the largest bird is a rooster or not. they were all bought at the same time, beginning of March. "He" doesn't crow, but in every other way acts like a rooster would, protecting the flock, guiding them to food, and in general just...

Welcome from the Sorento, IL area!

Just stop doing it.Start giving them the treat once a week until they are broken from the habit. I'd use a leaf rake or maybe even a pig board.something to block them from the door as you exit.

Well we've had a string of hawk related chicken deaths, and now we're down to just three RIR. I know for sure that two are hens, but the other can go either way. Still waiting to see if he ever decides to start crowing?! Are RIR just a quieter breed? Going to order some more chicks online and...